Notes

8. Fairfax County Court House: 4000 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax.
This 200-year-old brick courthouse was used as a Union signal
post and headquarters throughout the war. On the lawn is a
monument to John Quincy Marr, who on June 1, 1861, became the
first Southern soldier killed in the war. A monument marking the
site of his death is on Lee Highway near Fairfax Circle. Nearby
at 3977 Chain Bridge Road is the home of Confederate spy Antonia
Ford, now an office building.

4000 Chain Bridge Road In memory of Capt. John Quincy Marr,
CSA, the first Confederate officer to be killed in the Civil War
during a military engagement between the opposing forces. He
commanded the Warrenton Rifles during the Union cavalry attack
at 3 am on June 1, 1861. His body was found in a clover field
800 feet southwest of the Court House at daylight. Note that the
cannons are facing north, as do all cannons at Confederate
monuments. The monument was dedicated in 1904.

When the Army of the Potomac moved out of Washington, DC, in
June of 1861 on its way to what would become the Battle of First
Manassas, its path led through Fairfax Court House. An intense
skirmish with Confederate troops near the court house resulted
in the death of John Quincy Marr of the Warrenton Rifles, the
first Confederate officer to die in battle. Southern troops
evacuated Fairfax following the skirmish, and Union troops
occupied the town.

Notes

aka: Waddill, The name was spelled Waddill in early records.
Adm of the Estate of Abel Waddell, sold part of the Waddell
property to John Hodges, Sr.

Noel represented his mother in one processing in the probate of
his brother Daniel Waddell's estate. Noel Waddell is listed in
the 1813 Wilkinson County Tax Records as owning 75 acres in
Buffaloe, 1 pole and 7 slaves.

On April 15, 1828 Abel was appointed administrator of his estate
in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana at that time. This information
can be found in Notarial Record A page 375-7. As administrator
of Noel Waddell's estate, he sold part of the Waddell property
to John Hodges Sr.